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  • 2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Dominic Robertson

    Organisers say Shrewsbury Folk Festival is on for a bumper year after they revealed that more than 90 per cent of weekend tickets have been sold with more than two months to go.

  • 2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Dominic Robertson

    A 56-year-old man who was caught driving an HGV almost four times over the drink drive limit has been jailed. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Iurie Istrati, of no fixed abode, appeared at Mold Magistrates Court on Thursday, May 29, where he admitted to dangerous and drink driving. Shortly before 1pm on May 28 police responded to a 999-call reporting a HGV swerving between lanes and the edge of the carriageway on the A483 at Gresford.

  • 2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Dominic Robertson

    The crash happened shortly before 5pm yesterday, Wednesday, June 5, on the A442 Eastern Primary. West Midlands Ambulance Service said that a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries in the incident, and was airlifted to Royal Stoke University Hospital. The crash involved a number of vehicles and took place on the northbound carriageway - underneath the bridge for Telford Railway Station.

  • 2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Dominic Robertson

    Some Shropshire Council residents with personal alarms will have to pay for the technology, under new proposals. Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.comand on Freeview 262 or Freely 565The proposal will be considered by the authority's cabinet next week - and could come into force later this year. In a statement ahead of the cabinet meeting the council said the charges were being considered 'to secure the future of its telecare services'.

  • 2 days ago | shropshirestar.com | Dominic Robertson

    Bobby's Tacos, based at Shrewsbury's Parade, had asked Shropshire Council for permission to vary the terms of its previously approved licence, to allow evening dining on its terrace. The conditions of the previous licence mean that people can only sit on the terrace to eat until 5pm from Monday to Saturday, and the area is not available at all on Sundays. The business asked Shropshire Council to vary the condition, to allow its customers to eat on the terrace until 8pm, from Monday to Saturday.

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Dominic Robertson @DRobertson_Star
2 May 25

Count centre is a hive of activity. Lots of anxious candidates and volunteers watching on. https://t.co/WNO8Iqp0Nx

Dominic Robertson
Dominic Robertson @DRobertson_Star
2 May 25

This is the scene at Shrewsbury Sports Village where verification is underway in the Shropshire Council election - first result probably not before 1pm. https://t.co/ABQnqbR519

Dominic Robertson
Dominic Robertson @DRobertson_Star
2 May 25

Arrived at the Shropshire Council election count. First task set up the IT… https://t.co/8X53cOufyF